Chapter 86: Persuasion (2)
When everyone heard Xiucai mention the example of Wang Zishun and others, they also felt that there was some truth. In fact, they shouldn't have believed it so easily, but the rumors kept circulating for a while, and the three of them became tigers and scared them.
"But I can't guarantee that the court won't continue to kill people in the future, I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, if the court really invites our group to dinner, and then ambushes us all at the banquet, what should we do at that time? And even if the court is not ready to kill us all, it will only kill the big bosses. Do we really care about the lives of the big bosses? Yu Baocheng said his doubts at this time, in fact, this is also what the big boss Zhang Mengjin is worried about.
After seeing Yu Baocheng express his scruples, Zhang Mengjin also broke the silence and said: "I'm also worried about this, if the court kills me, it will be able to end the matter, and it doesn't hurt to hand over my life." ”
After everyone heard Zhang Mengjin's words, they were all busy speaking and persuading. But after Zhang Mengjin waved his hand, he said: "We don't have to be hypocritical, if my life can be exchanged for the health of other brothers, it is worth it." But I'm afraid that if I die, the court will not stop it, and will continue to clean up our brothers who have lost their leaders. ”
The big boss paused for a moment and continued: "Even if the court doesn't kill me, if the court wants me to be like a god, so that the brothers under the killer can save their lives, then I can't do it." Even if no one is killed, just disperse our brothers first. After that, we took our soldiers, and then the brothers were like fish on the chopping board, and they had to be disposed of. When the time comes, the brothers will be people with their tails between their legs, and they will be killed by possible people if they are not careful, where can our brothers cry injustice? ”
I have to admit that what Zhang Mengjin said does have some truth. After all, they turned out to be thieves, and the imperial court definitely couldn't have enough trust in them. Shen Yikui and Yang He calculated Ru Chengfame together, except that Ru Chengming threatened Shen Yikui's authority with cunning. It may not be that there is no intention of Shen Yikui to show weakness to the court by disturbing himself.
And Yang He's execution of Ru Chengfame did not have the idea of disturbing the internal relations of the Genshin Impact Clan. If this is really the case, then Zhang Mengjin, who is now guarding a fortress alone, is very likely to get the same treatment as a god in the future.
Regarding the eldest brother's worries, Zhang Mengcheng couldn't answer them one by one for a while, so he could only say in another way: "Let's not talk about the real thoughts of the imperial court, let's think about it first, if everyone really raises the anti-flag now, will we definitely be able to deal with the army of the imperial court?" When the time comes, we can't beat it, and we want the court to ask for Zhao'an again, do you think the court may still be lenient with us? ”
"What can't be beaten here, our officers and soldiers have also seen a lot, not all of them are some wine bags and rice bags. Not to mention Zhang Yingchang who fixed the edge, even the rumored Cao Wenzhao appeared in front of us, I can also rush up and screw his head off. "The person who can say such a thing that doesn't know the height of the sky is naturally Zhang Zhaoen, a big mouth with no brains.
Zhang Mengcheng had a headache at Zhang Zhaoen's idiotic thoughts, but he still said patiently: "We can kill twice or even three times as many officers and soldiers, but we will definitely not be able to deal with five or ten times as many officers and soldiers." Moreover, one of our people dies one less, and the people in the court are endless, how can we kill them all. We can run around, but we still have to take care of the old and young in the family, how fast can we run? If they are surrounded by the main force of the imperial court, can we protect them? ”
Zhang Zhaoen was speechless at this time, most of the leaders of Kung Fu Jinding Mountain in the past few years have families. These people will never be able to protect their families safely and unharmed all the time, and sooner or later something will happen in the face of the pursuit of the official army.
Even Zhang Zhaoen thought about it, and the other leaders naturally remembered it. In fact, if they didn't have a small family to worry about, they didn't need to accept the appeasement at all when they were in the city of Qingyang Mansion, and they could continue to grow their strength.
Ma Xiangzhong, who has never liked to talk much, broke his silence at this time and said: "If we can quickly take Yan'an Mansion City, and then continue to go south while recruiting people and horses, and at the same time contact the Mongols outside the Saiwai to act together, can this be done?" ”
Zhang Mengcheng didn't expect that it would be Ma Xiangzhong who said these words at this time, and he was very surprised. However, Xiucai was not asked by the other party, and he still had good reasons to think that he couldn't do anything.
"A while ago, I asked some of the Mongolians you sent to the cottage, and it turns out that the Mongolians themselves are not at peace now. There are many princes in Mongolia who have become bigger, and now they don't listen much to the dispatch of the Han Hudun Rabbit (Lin Dan Khan). Although Hudun Rabbit has won and conquered many tribes since his westward migration, he is actually very unpopular. Moreover, the eastern captives in the east have been plotting against the whole of Mongol, so even if the Mongols are willing to send troops, they will not be able to last long. And now that winter is coming, the Mongols will definitely not be able to rely on their strength. ”
After explaining the impracticality of relying on the strength of the Mongols, Zhang Mengcheng talked about their own situation and persuaded the surrounding leaders of Jinding Mountain in two ways.
"Even if we rebel, it is unlikely that the four or five thousand people around here will all listen to us. When the time comes, everyone will have different thoughts, and their strength will not be able to be concentrated. After being used by the imperial court, it is likely to be broken by the officials and soldiers. ”
"And even if all the leaders of the rebellion unanimously agreed to go south, the main force of the official army was now besieging the central county in the south. Even if we can join the thieves in the central part of the country, as long as the official army guards the main road in the south, we will not be able to enter Xi'an. When the time comes, the officers and troops in the west will attack, and the officers and troops in the west will also come back. Our end is only to be wiped out by the army of all roads. ”
After listening to Zhang Mengcheng's words, everyone fell silent. Even though they had a very high level of confidence in their own combat power, they still wavered under Xiucai's rebuttal one by one. After all, over the years, Xiucai speculated that there had been nothing wrong with the actions of the imperial court.
Zhang Mengcheng saw that everyone was not talking, and he knew that his words had already worked. So he continued to preach while the iron was hot: "Since there is no hope of rebellion, let's think about whether we must rebel." At present, the imperial court has only killed Ru Chengming, and the others have not moved. Now it's just rumors flying all over the place, and we can't afford to risk it. Moreover, we have repeatedly made military exploits before, and Yang He of the Fufu faction relied on our performance to maintain his political achievements, and killed our leaders who have been working for him seriously, but he was slapping them in the face of the Fufu faction. ”
"Ru has always been a leading bird, after all, it is a little different, we haven't looked for the bad luck of the court on the surface. And even if the imperial court doesn't worry about us, it's a big deal to take the initiative to hand over the military power, and all of us will go back to Jindingshan to continue to be rich people. After the court has no scruples, there is no reason to continue to kill us. ”
Xiucai's words in front are okay, but the statement that he handed over the military power in the back is too negative and unambitious. made his eldest brother Zhang Mengjin frown secretly. It seems that his third brother is still a little too young, and he actually completely puts his fate in the hands of others. Expecting others to be gracious in troubled times is the most unacceptable, even if the other party is the imperial court.
And the third child is too unambitious, so many soldiers who are good at fighting are also a considerable family business, he actually said that if he doesn't want it, he won't want it, and he would rather be a rich man to live a stable life. Zhang Mengjin is quite blind to his third brother's cowardly statement, but he doesn't plan to speak out against his third brother at this time, after all, what Zhang Mengcheng said is still very reasonable.
The rest of the leaders present didn't think as much as the big bosses. After hearing Zhang Mengcheng remind them that they could still go back to Jindingshan to be a rich man, they also thought that if they really could only do this, it would be a good choice to go back to the village. If they take the initiative to hand over their military power, the court really can't continue to make it difficult for them.
Zhang Mengcheng, who didn't know what his eldest brother was thinking, saw that the other leaders were silent, and knew that his words had already had a great effect, so he continued: "Actually, we can continue to observe the situation first, if there is really no follow-up action after the imperial court, we don't have to do anything." Even if others rebel now, if we resolutely do not rebel. Although we may have to face thousands of rebellions and surrenders at that time, this can also show the court our loyalty to the court. ”
"The way of this world is that there are many people who put flowers on the cake, and there are few people who send charcoal in the snow. At that time, the court will see that everyone else is against us, but if we don't oppose it, won't we start to really believe in us? As long as we hold for a while, after the reinforcements of the official army arrive, our good days will come. ”
At this time, Zhang Mengcheng's words returned to the level, and the eldest brother Zhang Mengjin was also moved a lot again. The other leaders also gradually dispelled the idea of rebelling again, such as Che Jibao and Li Yang and others had already nodded subconsciously.
Zhang Mengcheng knew that it was time to kick the door, so he finally added a fire and said: "Now our life in Jindingshan is getting better and better, and our family will definitely have a good life in the future." Why don't you choose to continue to live, is that the kind of day when you are precarious, and you want your children to live every day. The eldest brother, the second brother's son has just been born, and the second sister-in-law and the child can't bear this kind of hardship. ”
Zhang Mengjin, who has been silent, heard his third brother mention his newborn nephew. He finally made a decision in his heart, it didn't matter what military power was, the continuation of the Zhang family must not be broken.
"Let's stay honestly like this, if the court continues to move, let's hand over this bit of military power in our hands. If the other Dingding rebel, we will destroy them all for the court. Use these thousands of heads to exchange for a greater wealth back. ”
"Yes." The neat and loud reply expressed the mentality of all the leaders present. After seeing everyone's decision, Zhang Mengcheng finally let go of the worries in his heart.
Today's action of the traverser Zhang Mengcheng is definitely a pretty good thing for Yansui Town in the Ming Dynasty. Because of the turbulent Yansui West Road, there has been a force capable of conscription and warfare since then. And the prefectures and counties around Yansui West Road, because of this army, will get more and longer peaceful days.
History changed a little bit on this day.